Floyd E. Bloom | |
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| Born | (1936-10-08)October 8, 1936 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2025 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas) Southern Methodist University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroanatomy |
| Institutions | The Scripps Research Institute Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
Floyd E. Bloom (October 8, 1936[1] – January 8, 2025) was an Americanmedical researcher specializing in chemicalneuroanatomy.[2]
He received anA.B., cum laude fromSouthern Methodist University in 1956 and anM.D., cum laude from theWashington University in St. LouisSchool of Medicine in 1960.[2] The next two years he spent as anintern andresident at theBarnes-Jewish Hospital.[3]
He was chairman emeritus of the Department ofNeuropharmacology atThe Scripps Research Institute inLa Jolla, California, past president of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science, former editor-in-chief ofScience (1995–2000), director of Behavioral Neurobiology at theSalk Institute for Biological Studies, and chief of the Laboratory of Neuropharmacology of theNational Institute of Mental Health.[4] In 1989, he was inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame.[5] He was a member of theNational Academy of Sciences, theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences, theAmerican Association for Anatomy, and theAmerican Philosophical Society.[6][7][8][9][10]
Bloom died on January 8, 2025, at the age of 88.[11]
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